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CIC is building one of the leading innovation ecosystems in the world in Rotterdam. Innovative entrepreneurs and start-ups are creating a dynamic hub in Groothandelsgebouw, next to Central Station. “When we look at locations for CIC, we are really looking through the eyes of an entrepreneur who is trying to build a business.”

The entrepreneurs in BlueCity are aspiring to a waste free chain of production and consumption. In a former tropical swimming paradise they live by this principle: RotterZwam grows mushrooms using coffee grinds from the Aloha Bar. CO2 that is formed during this process can be used by Spireaux for creating spirulina, which is a base ingredient for veggie food products. And so on and so forth.

Long distances between the sites of dairy production and consumers leading to increased transport and pollution. Land scarcity, climate change, rapid population growth concentrated in and around Rotterdam … Reason enough for a Floating Farm. The self-sufficient farm shows that the city can produce more of its own food sustainably.